Posts tagged Growth
094: Doing good in the world is good for business with Justin Ahrens
094: Doing good in the world is good for business with Justin Ahrens

I am super excited to have Justin Ahrens of Rule 29 on the show today.

On the side of his firm, Justin launched an initiative called Wheels 4 Water, where he’s raised over $200,000 for a non-profit focused on providing clean drinking water in Africa.

What’s cool about our conversation today is that Justin shares why it’s easier to set up a non-profit by not actually setting one up. We also talk about why Justin started this initiative and how it’s opened up big doors for his primary agency.

If you are in a spot where you want to do more good in your business and see it grow as you do that, this is the episode for you.

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Working without pantsJake JorgovanGrowth, Nonprofit, Giving Back
092: Narrowing your focus with Jeremy Loyd
092: Narrowing your focus with Jeremy Loyd

On this week’s episode of the Working Without Pants Podcast, I sit down with the Jeremy Loyd, Creative Director at Sparkbox. Sparkbox is an Ohio based web design and development agency with about 30 team members on board.

In this interview, I got to talk to Jeremy about how Sparkbox got started out, the unique approach they took to niching down, and the ways they get new clients.

I had a great time talking with Jeremy, and I hope you get a ton of value out of this episode.

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Jake Jorgovanthought leadership, Agency, Growth
090: Better clients with bigger budgets with Ilise Benun
090: Better clients with bigger budgets with Ilise Benun

Ilise has been on the show before, and I had the opportunity to catch up with her at the HOW Design Live conference to see what she is up to these days.

Ilise runs Marketing Mentor, a company focused on helping creative clients get better clients with bigger budgets.

In this episode with Ilise, we dive into her story, how she got started, some of the biggest mistakes she’s seen creatives make, and some of the best growth tactics she’s seen as well.

Ilise shares a ton of great insights in this episode, and I absolutely love having her on.

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Working without pantsJake JorgovanSales, Growth, Agency, Consulting, Podcasting, Blogging, Newsletter
088: Win clients with speaking engagements with Gene Hammett
088: Win clients with speaking engagements with Gene Hammett

My guest on this week’s podcast, Gene Hammett, is an expert at growing business through speaking. He is also host of the Leaders in the Trenches podcast, which is focused on building authority through speaking engagements.

I had a great time talking with Gene. He has tons of knowledge and ideas to help you avoid the typical marketing “funnel frenzy” as he calls it. I learned a lot from this episode, and I hope you get a lot out of it as well.

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Working without pantsJake JorgovanSales, Growth, Speaking, Outreach
087: Growing your business through podcasting with Craig Hewitt
087: Growing your business through podcasting with Craig Hewitt

Over the past few years, I’ve found that about 60% of new business I get comes from my podcast in one way or another. This inspired me to write a blog post on growing your agency through podcast networking.

In addition, it also inspired me to reach out to Craig Hewitt of Podcast Motor to talk on the show about the service he offers and about how to be a successful podcaster.

Podcast Motor currently runs 30 different podcasts, so Craig has a ton of insight on creating an amazing podcast.

I hope you enjoy this episode and take some of Craig’s advice back to your own podcast. Or, I hope this episode helps you in starting a new podcast for your business.

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Working without pantsJake JorgovanPodcast, #networking, Growth
086: Making millions through Dribbble with Erik Reagan
086: Making millions through Dribbble with Erik Reagan

In this week’s episode of the Working Without Pants Podcast, I had the awesome opportunity to talk with Erik Reagan of Focus Lab.

This week was a response to a listener request from someone interested in generating revenue on Dribbble. What came out of the interview weren’t just keys to success in Dribbble, but tips for getting new clients from any online community in your line of work.

Also, be sure to check out the articles linked below that describe in detail the success Focus Lab has seen from communities like Dribbble and ExpressionEngine.

High fives: A toast to Dribbble
How showing our work intentionally has led to making millions

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Working without pantsJake JorgovanDribbble, ExpressionEngine, Growth, Marketing
084: Business development for agencies with Drew McLellan
084: Business development for agencies with Drew McLellan

On the podcast this week, I had Drew McLellan of the Agency Management Institute.

If you are an agency, and you haven’t heard of the Agency Management Institute, you should definitely check them out. They come alongside small to mid-sized agencies to help them run their businesses better.

Drew has been an agency owner for over 20 years now, and has a lot of experience with what makes agencies work well. In this episode, we talk about getting new clients and keeping current clients happy.

I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I do and that you can walk away with some ideas of how to keep your sales pipeline steady.

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Working without pantsJake Jorgovanagency, Growth, Marketing
080: Badass branding and packaging services with Pia Silva
080: Badass branding and packaging services with Pia Silva

Pia Silva and her partner are the owners of Worstofall Design, an agency that builds badass brands without the bullshit.

Pia's model is extremely unique. Instead of being a traditional branding agency, her and her partner work in a unique way. They do 1-2 day intensive branding sessions with their clients called "BrandUps" where they build the client’s entire brand and strategy right there in person.

They charge $10k per Brandup and regularly schedule 3 of these per month. That means in roughly 6 working days per month, Pia and her partner generate $30k in revenue!

In this interview, we dive into how Pia created this model, and how others can use elements of this in their own business.

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Working without pantsJake JorgovanMarketing, Branding, Growth, Messaging
077: Building a rock solid culture with Arnie Malham
077: Building a rock solid culture with Arnie Malham

On this episode of the Working Without Pants Podcast, I talk to Arnie Malham about the success he has had in building multiple companies with rock solid cultures.

One of the things that I love about Arnie is that he is a big reader, and he attributes much of his success to what he calls R&D, ripping off and duplicating from the authors that he follows. And with a team of around 30 members and annual revenue over $10 million, I’d say he’s doing a great job.

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Working without pantsJake JorgovanScaling, Hiring, Morale, Culture, Growth